Data Science Intern - Financial Markets and Institutions Unit

Data Science Intern - Financial Markets and Institutions Unit

CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies

Brussels, Belgium

Main tasks

• You will become a member of the CEPS team and contribute to the work of the ‘Financial Markets and Institutions’ unit under the supervision of a researcher;
• You will conduct research activities in the field of financial markets particularly in relation to statistics on credit and capital markets;
• You will be part of an international research team that carry out projects for the European Commission and other funding organisations;
• You will assist in data collection, manipulation, analysis and visualisation in particular for the preparation of the statistical packages of the ECMI and ECRI Institutes.

Your background and qualifications

• You are a student who is about to complete a Master in Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, Finance or equivalent. Be aware that being enrolled in a university is a requirement for this position for the full duration of the internship;
• You are interested in EU financial policies and capital and credit markets;
• You have a good command of Python or R. Knowledge of Power BI, Stata and/or Tableau is a plus;
• You have an excellent command of English, both orally and in writing.

Your profile

• You are able to work in a research team comprising junior and senior colleagues and work under the supervision of a senior colleague;
• You enjoy teamwork and are open to giving and receiving feedback;
• You can respect deadlines and juggle multiple tasks and changing priorities;
• You have absolute respect for diversity and an inclusion-oriented mindset;
• You are enthusiastic to contribute towards the success of the whole of CEPS as an organisation;
• You have, or are willing to develop insights into ongoing legislative and policy debates in the field.

Apply Now